Ravenna man killed in lightning strike identified as Benn Strong

Southern Ontario Tourism website Walpole Island is located in southwestern Ontario, between Ontario and Michigan on the mouth of the St. Clair River on Lake St. Clair. It is about 30 miles northeast of Detroit.

Strong, 41, had a cardiac arrhythmia after he was stuck by lightning, Walpole Island police said in a news release.

Strong and several friends and family members were out on his bass boat Friday when a storm moved in shortly after 2 p.m. They attempted to take shelter in reeds. Witnesses heard a loud crack and saw a bright flash. Immediately after, they saw Strong lying on the deck, unresponsive.

Someone called 911. The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards, Walpole Island Police, Lambton Emergency Medical Service and Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police responded.

An autopsy performed Saturday confirmed that the cause of death.

Walpole Island is in southwestern Ontario, between Ontario and Michigan on the mouth of the St. Clair River on Lake St. Clair. It is about 30 miles northeast of Detroit.

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